Information Package / Course Catalogue
HUK 544 Statute of Limitations in Criminal Law
MEF University
Degree Programs
Public Law (Non-Thesis)
General Information For Students
Diploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Public Law (Non-Thesis)
Master Length of the Programme: 1.5 Number of Credits: 90 TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF: Level 7

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Graduate School
Course Code HUK 544
Course Title in English Statute of Limitations in Criminal Law
Course Title in Turkish Ceza Hukukunda Zaman Aşımı
Language of Instruction TR
Type of Course Flipped Classroom,Lecture
Level of Course Advanced
Semester Fall
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 2 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload 138 hours per semester
Number of Credits 6 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Only masters students
Overall Educational Objective Aim and qualifications of punishment, formation and extinction of penal relation, raison d’être of statute of limitations, qualifications and consequences of statute of limitations.
Course Description Aim, qualifications and types of punishment, extinction of penal relation, content of the statute of limitations and raison d’être of this institution, crimes which do not have statutes of limitations and their features, duration for statute of limitations, beginning of statute of limitations and reasons of its suspension and severance, limitation periods pertaining to penalties, its beginning, suspension and severance, consequences of statute of limitations and limitations pertaining to penalties.
Course Description in Turkish Cezanın amacı, nitelikleri ve türleri, ceza ilişkisinin ortadan kalkması, zamanaşımı kurumunun anlamı ve bu kurumun kabul edilmesinin gerekçeleri, zamanaşımına uğramayan suçların özellikleri, dava zamanaşımı süreleri, dava zamanaşımının başlaması ve durma ile kesilme nedenleri, ceza zamanaşımı ve süreleri, ceza zamanaşımının başlaması, durması ve kesilmesi durumları, dava ve ceza zamanaşımının sonuçları.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Understanding the establishment and termination of a penal relationship
2) Understanding the reasons for the adoption of the statute of limitations as a grounds for the elimination of the criminal relationship
3) Learning the grounds for the commencement, suspension and severence of the statute of limitations
4) Grasping the consequences of the statute of limitations
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4
1) An enhancement of the theoretical and practical skills obtained during the undergraduate degree for the subjects within the domain of public law.
2) An updated knowledge of developments in jurisprudence and legislation.
3) An ability to diagnose sources of legal disputes in the domain of public law, and to apply rules and regulations for solving these disputes.
4) A capability to critically analyse existing regulations and theory and to propose new insights to old and new problems occurring in the domain of public law.
5) An ability to describe processes and theories both verbally and in writing on national and international platforms within the field of public law.
6) An awareness of social, scientific and ethical values regarding public law field all related professional activities.
7) An ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2.
8) An understanding of social and environmental aspects of legislative and jurisprudential measures and theories.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) An enhancement of the theoretical and practical skills obtained during the undergraduate degree for the subjects within the domain of public law. S HW,Participation
2) An updated knowledge of developments in jurisprudence and legislation. H HW,Presentation
3) An ability to diagnose sources of legal disputes in the domain of public law, and to apply rules and regulations for solving these disputes. H HW,Presentation
4) A capability to critically analyse existing regulations and theory and to propose new insights to old and new problems occurring in the domain of public law. S HW,Presentation
5) An ability to describe processes and theories both verbally and in writing on national and international platforms within the field of public law. N
6) An awareness of social, scientific and ethical values regarding public law field all related professional activities. S HW,Presentation
7) An ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2. N HW,Presentation
8) An understanding of social and environmental aspects of legislative and jurisprudential measures and theories. S HW,Presentation
Prepared by and Date ALİ RIZA ÇINAR , January 2024
Course Coordinator AKTS1
Semester Fall
Name of Instructor Prof. Dr. ALİ RIZA ÇINAR

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Purpose, qualifications and types of punishment
2) Establishment of the penal relationship and reasons for its extinction
3) Statute of limitations, reasons for their adoption
4) Crimes which do not have statutes of limitations and reasons for this exception
5) Statute of limitations and time limits
6) The running of the statute of limitations, suspension and its effects
7) Severence of the statute of limitations, its reasonsand effects
8) Consequences of statute of limitations
9) Statute of limitations pertaining to crimes and time limits
10) Statute of limitations pertaining to crimes, its running, suspension and effects of suspension
11) Statute of limitation pertaining to crimes, its severence and effects of severence
12) Consequences of statute of limitations pertaining to crimes
13) Presentations
14) Presentations
15) Presentations
16) Presentations
Required/Recommended ReadingsTimur DEMİRBAŞ, Ceza Hukuku Genel Hükümler Nur CENTEL – Hamide ZAFER – Özlem Yenerer ÇAKMUT, Türk Ceza Hukukuna Giriş M. Emin ARTUK – Ahmet GÖKCEN – A. Caner YENİDÜNYA, Ceza Hukuku Genel Hükümler Mahmut KOCA – İlhan ÜZÜLMEZ, Türk Ceza Hukuku Genel Hükümler Bahri ÖZTÜRK – Mustafa Ruhan ERDEM, Uygulamalı Ceza Hukuku ve Güvenlik Tedbirleri Hukuku Zeki HAFIZOĞULLARI – Muharrem ÖZEN, Türk Ceza Hukuku (Genel Hükümler) Doğan SOYASLAN, Ceza Hukuku Genel Hükümler Nevzat TOROSLU, Ceza Hukuku Genel Kısım İzzet ÖZGENÇ, Türk Ceza Hukuku Genel Hükümler Hamide ZAFER, Ceza Hukuku Genel Hükümler Kayıhan İÇEL, Ceza Hukuku Genel Hükümler Hakan HAKERİ, Ceza Hukuku Genel Hükümler Veli Özer ÖZBEK –Koray DOĞAN – Pınar BACAKSIZ – Iİlker TEPE, Türk Ceza Hukuku Genel Hükümler Relevant decisions of the Court of Cassation
Teaching MethodsLecture, homework and presentation
Homework and Projects
Laboratory Work
Computer Use
Other Activities
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
TOTAL %
Course Administration cinarr@mef.edu.tr

Ödevlerin zamanında teslim edilmemesi ve sunuma ilişkin yükümlülüklerin mazeretsiz yerine getirilmemesi halinde öğrenci değerlendirmeye alınmayacaktır. If the assignments are not submitted on time and obligations regarding the presentation are not fulfilled without an excuse, the student will not be evaluated.

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 3 2 2 98
Presentations / Seminar 1 16 2 2 20
Homework Assignments 1 20 20
Total Workload 138
Total Workload/25 5.5
ECTS 6